Man murdered by wife’s relative in Delhi Gate area
Karn Pratap Singh
NEW DELHI: A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death and his father was severely injured after they were attacked by a neighbour in central Delhi’s Takia Kale Khan, near Lok Nayak Hospital around 10.45pm on Sunday, police said.
The prime suspect, identified as Rajkumar alias Bhola, was helped by his friend, Mustakim alias Mota. Both of them were arrested on Monday morning from Haridwar while they were fleeing in a Maruti Swift car arranged by Mustakim. The two planned to flee to Nepal. Apart from the car, the knife used was also recovered, said deputy commissioner of police (central) Shweta Chauhan.
Explaining the motive behind the murder of the 29-year-old Mohammad Farman, Chauhan said Bhola had an inter-faith marriage with Farman’s sister-in-law Sabrina a year ago. Sabrina is the sister of Farman’s wife, Aalia.
“There was a family dispute between Farman and his wife’s family over Sabrina’s inter-faith marriage. The dispute escalated and Bhola and Mustakim stabbed Farman to death. Farman’s father Mohammad Idris was injured while trying to save his son,” the DCP added.
Due to the murder, tension prevailed in Takia Kale Khan where the familes of Farman, Sabrina and Bhola live. More than a dozen security personnel from the local
IP Estate police station and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were deployed in the neighbourhood to ensure the murder incident did not take a communal colour.
On Sunday night, Farman, who repaired head lamps of cars, was at home with his father, sister-inlaw and her two children, when Bhola asked them to come out as he had to discuss their differences. During the same time, Farman was leaving to bring food for his father from a nearby restaurant, said his sister-in-law, Madiha.
“As Farman reached the main gate, Bhola pulled him out by his neck and attacked him with a knife. Bhola’s friend Mustakim was also helping him in the attack. Bhola stabbed my brother-in-law multiple times. When my fatherin-law rushed to save Farman, Bhola attacked him as well. My father suffered deep cuts in his left cheek and lips and was bleeding profusely. Bhola would have killed me and my children as well, had my father-in-law not locked the gate from inside,” said Madiha.